UNK64X2969

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Littleton, CO · July 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1964
Place
Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73470Piper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182766

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2163  64/7/22    LITTLETON COLO      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1385
        TIME - 1720                    N73470              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 585 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N73470
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z